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Estates: A Reddit-Themed Property Trading Game

Submitted for the tabletop games track.

Game Structure

  • Players: 2-5 players
  • Board: Reddit-themed properties (subreddits, popular memes, etc.) and spaces (e.g., r/all, r/AskReddit, r/memes, "Get a Ban Hammer" (Go To Jail), "Mod Abuse" (Chance), etc.)
  • State Management: Redis
  • Interface: Webview

Key Features

  • Property Trading: Players can trade properties with each other.
  • Auction Mechanism: Unsold properties and foreclosed properties are auctioned. Bidding occurs via Reddit comments.
  • Turn-based Gameplay: Players take turns rolling dice, moving, buying properties, paying rent, etc.
  • Persistent State: Game state is saved in Redis, allowing players to resume games across sessions.
  • Reddit Comment Integration: Used for auction bidding and potentially other interactions (e.g., chat).

Main Classes/Components

  • Game: Manages the overall game state, including the board, players, and turn order.
  • Player: Represents a player in the game, tracks their money, properties, and position.
  • Board: Represents the game board, including properties and special spaces.
  • Property: Represents a single property (subreddit/meme) on the board, including its price, rent, and owner.
  • Auction: Manages the auction process, including bids, timer, and winner determination.
  • Dice: Handles dice rolling.
  • RedisManager: Handles interaction with Redis for saving and loading game state.
  • RedditAPIWrapper: Handles interaction with the Reddit API for user authentication, comment retrieval, and posting.
  • WebviewInterface: Handles UI rendering and user interaction via a webview.

Game Flow

  1. Game Initialization: Players join the game via the webview. The game state is initialized in Redis.
  2. Turn Cycle: Players take turns in a defined order.
  3. Roll Dice: The current player rolls the dice.
  4. Move: The player's piece moves according to the dice roll.
  5. Action: Based on the space landed on, the player performs an action (buy property, pay rent, draw a card, etc.).
  6. End Turn: The player ends their turn. The next player's turn begins.
  7. Game End: The game ends when all but one player is bankrupt.

Key Systems

Property Management

  • Buy/Sell Properties: Players can buy unowned properties they land on. They can also sell properties to other players through direct negotiation.
  • Collect Rent: When a player lands on another player's property, they must pay rent.
  • Build Houses: (Optional) Players may be able to build houses/hotels on their properties to increase rent.

Auction System

  • Bid via Comments: Players place bids by commenting on a designated Reddit post. The comment's body contains the bid amount.
  • 30-Second Timer: Auctions have a 30-second timer. The highest bid at the end of the timer wins.
  • Minimum Bid Requirements: Each bid must be higher than the previous bid by a minimum amount.

Turn Management

  • 10-Second Turn Timer: Each player has 10 seconds to complete their turn.
  • Automatic Turn Progression: If a player doesn't complete their turn within the time limit, their turn is automatically skipped.
  • Skip Turn Penalties: (Optional) Players may incur a penalty for skipping turns.

Integration Points

  • Reddit API: Used for user authentication, retrieving comments (for auction bids), and potentially posting game updates.
  • Redis: Used for persistent storage of game state.
  • Webview: Used for rendering the game UI and handling user interaction.
  • Comment Parsing: Used to extract bid amounts from Reddit comments during auctions.

Inspiration

I was inspired by the very popular board game Monopoly. How cool would it be if people could play something similar on reddit.

What it does

Estates is a sub reddit trading game where properties are named after the most popular subreddits on the platform and the utilities are 2 of our favorite bots. Buy, sell and auction your favorite subreddits. Compete with your friends to become the ultimate reddit conqueror.

How we built it

Not much just referred to the documentation and wrote some code, hope you like it :).

Challenges we ran into

Synchronization of timers and elements across users was a bit challenging. Learning devvit specific syntax and using it was also challenging, but overall the experience was amazing.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I think I was able to do a pretty good job of keeping the essence of the original game while trying to make it 'reddity' and fast paced.

What's next for Estates bot

LOTS OF STUFF. First thing that I would like to work on is the auctions feature, if improved it could take estates bot to a whole new multiplayer level. Next I would like to add peer to peer buy/sell feature, where players can comment on other players property card comment/post and request to buy it directly from there. All the negotiations in the comments section, how thrilling!!

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